The Science of Play

Playing and Learning from the Start of Life

LEGO® Professor of Play, Prof Paul Ramchandari, gives a taster of some of the science which shows how important it is for parents/carers and children to play together, right from the start of life.

Find out how early play is essential in supporting children’s development – not just their social development, but their cognitive, behavioural and emotional development – but is often overlooked, because it is seen as just fun.

Paul Ramchandani is LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning at Cambridge University, UK. He leads a team researching play and how it influences children’s development at the PEDAL Research Centre, University of Cambridge.

Tickets will go off sale at 7pm the night before the event. For events at The Forum and Sir Isaac Newton, any remaining tickets will be available for sale on the day of the event at our ticket desk in the Atrium. For events at other venues, remaining tickets will be available to purchase, cash only, on the door 30 mins before the start time.